Game ID: 42300402
Dallas Mavericks @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 25 29 29 22 105DAL 28 23 23 24 98
BOS vs DAL ScoutingBOS vs DAL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 5/23 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 7 since 5/01, out tonight
OUT Tillman missed 4 since 5/11, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 12)
OUT Queta missed 4 since 5/11, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 3 since 5/13, returns tonight: 12 min (116% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Horford 28 to 34 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 5/25 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 8 since 5/01, out tonight
OUT Queta missed 5 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Tillman back 5/23 after 4, 3 min since (26% of 12)
BACK Brissett back 5/23 after 3, 12 min since (116% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Brown 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Horford 28 to 33 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 5/27 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 9 since 5/01, out tonight
OUT Queta missed 6 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Tillman back 5/23 after 4, 8 min since (66% of 12)
BACK Brissett back 5/23 after 3, 10 min since (100% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 34 to 41 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 6/06 · 9 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 10 since 5/01, returns tonight: 21 min (71% of 29)
OUT Kornet missed 2 since 5/25, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 15)
OUT Queta missed 7 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Tillman back 5/23 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 12)
BACK Brissett back 5/23 after 3, 10 min since (100% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Brown 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 34 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW White 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Horford 28 to 35 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 6/09 · 2 days' restOUT Queta missed 8 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 6/06 after 10, 21 min since (71% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 6/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
BACK Tillman back 5/23 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 12)
BACK Brissett back 5/23 after 3, 8 min since (75% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Brown 34 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW White 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Horford 28 to 34 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 6/12 · 2 days' restOUT Tillman missed 2 since 6/06, returns tonight: 11 min (91% of 12)
OUT Queta missed 9 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 6/06 after 10, 22 min since (76% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 6/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
BACK Brissett back 5/23 after 3, 8 min since (75% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Brown 34 to 40 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 6/14 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 6/09, returns tonight: 10 min (67% of 15)
OUT Queta missed 10 since 5/11, returns tonight: 5 min (48% of 11)
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 6/09, returns tonight: 15 min (146% of 10)
BACK Porziņģis back 6/06 after 10, 22 min since (76% of 29)
BACK Tillman back 6/12 after 2, 11 min since (91% of 12)
NEW Tatum 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Brown 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW White 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Horford 28 to 34 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 6/17 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 6/12, returns tonight: 16 min (56% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 6/06 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Tillman back 6/12 after 2, 9 min since (76% of 12)
BACK Queta back 6/14 after 10, 5 min since (48% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 6/14 after 2, 15 min since (146% of 10)
DAL availability going into 5/26 · 1 day's restOUT Kleber missed 8 since 5/07, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 6 since 5/11, returns tonight: 8 min (66% of 12)
BACK Hardy back 5/15 after 2, 11 min since (94% of 12)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 33 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 5/28 · 1 day's restOUT Kleber missed 9 since 5/07, returns tonight: 14 min (69% of 20)
BACK Hardy back 5/15 after 2, 11 min since (94% of 12)
BACK Powell back 5/26 after 6, 8 min since (66% of 12)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 34 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 5/30 · 1 day's restOUT Hardaway Jr. missed 2 since 5/26, out tonight
BACK Kleber back 5/28 after 9, 14 min since (69% of 20)
BACK Powell back 5/26 after 6, 5 min since (46% of 12)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 35 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 6/06 · 6 days' restOUT Hardaway Jr. missed 3 since 5/26, returns tonight: 8 min (31% of 25)
BACK Kleber back 5/28 after 9, 11 min since (59% of 20)
BACK Powell back 5/26 after 6, 5 min since (39% of 12)
NEW Washington 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 33 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 6/09 · 2 days' restBACK Hardaway Jr. back 6/06 after 3, 8 min since (31% of 25)
BACK Kleber back 5/28 after 9, 14 min since (71% of 20)
BACK Powell back 5/26 after 6, 5 min since (40% of 12)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 6/12 · 2 days' restBACK Hardaway Jr. back 6/06 after 3, 8 min since (31% of 25)
BACK Kleber back 5/28 after 9, 14 min since (74% of 20)
BACK Powell back 5/26 after 6, 5 min since (40% of 12)
NEW Washington 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 6/14 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 2 since 6/09, returns tonight: 8 min (69% of 12)
BACK Hardaway Jr. back 6/06 after 3, 14 min since (55% of 25)
BACK Kleber back 5/28 after 9, 13 min since (68% of 20)
DAL availability going into 6/17 · 2 days' restBACK Hardaway Jr. back 6/06 after 3, 13 min since (53% of 25)
BACK Powell back 6/14 after 2, 8 min since (69% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 115, Dallas 109.
5/23 vs IND 126-110 — BOS notes
BOS won 126-110. BOS shot 53% (47 of 88) to IND's 52%, 15 of 37 from three. BOS turned it over 10 times to IND's 16. Brown led with 40 (14 of 27, 4 of 10 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Tatum added 23, White 23. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: BOS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 20. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
5/25 @ IND 114-111 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-111. BOS shot 47% (39 of 83) to IND's 51%, 16 of 46 from three, and went to the line 26 times to IND's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. Tatum led with 36 (12 of 23, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Brown added 24, Horford 23. The hinge was Q4, 33-21: BOS came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 3. BOS trailed 57-69 at the half and won the second half 57-42. Tillman was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
5/27 @ IND 105-102 — BOS notes
BOS won 105-102. BOS shot 45% (40 of 89) to IND's 46%, 14 of 44 from three. Brown led with 29 (11 of 22, 4 of 8 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Tatum added 26, Holiday 17. The hinge was Q4, 25-19: BOS came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 3. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +6.
6/06 vs DAL 107-89 — BOS notes
BOS won 107-89. BOS shot 48% (39 of 82) to DAL's 42%, 16 of 42 from three. Brown led with 22 (7 of 12, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 11 at the line); Porziņģis added 20, Tatum 16. The hinge was Q1, 37-20: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Holiday was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
6/09 vs DAL 105-98 — BOS notes
BOS won 105-98. BOS shot 45% (38 of 84) to DAL's 48%, 10 of 39 from three. BOS turned it over 10 times to DAL's 15. Holiday led with 26 (11 of 14, 2 of 4 from three); Brown added 21, Tatum 18. The hinge was Q2, 29-23: BOS came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 3. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
6/12 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 23 a game. 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 13 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 111, Dallas 109, Dallas keeping it close.
6/14 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Irving at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 100, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 25 and Brown at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-1 a night and Boston minus-3. Call it Boston 110, Dallas 107, Dallas keeping it close.
6/17 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 22 and Tatum at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porziņģis (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Irving at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-6 a night and Boston minus-6. Call it Boston 110, Dallas 106, Dallas keeping it close.
5/26 vs MIN 116-107 — DAL notes
DAL won 116-107. DAL shot 56% (38 of 68) to MIN's 51%, 14 of 28 from three, and went to the line 31 times to MIN's 17 — 26 points from the stripe to their 12. Irving led with 33 (12 of 20, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Dončić added 33, Washington 16. The hinge was Q4, 29-20: from level to 9 ahead. Jones Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
5/28 vs MIN 100-105 — DAL notes
DAL lost 100-105. DAL shot 42% (34 of 81) to MIN's 53%, 14 of 40 from three. Dončić led with 28 (7 of 21, 4 of 11 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Irving added 16, Hardy 13. Q2 was theirs, 29-22, the deficit cut from 7 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 83-71 against them. Washington's -13 in 42 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/30 @ MIN 124-103 — DAL notes
DAL won 124-103. DAL shot 55% (46 of 84) to MIN's 43%, 15 of 34 from three. Irving led with 36 (14 of 27, 4 of 10 from three); Dončić added 36, Washington 12. The hinge was Q1, 35-19: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Gafford was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
6/06 @ BOS 89-107 — DAL notes
DAL lost 89-107. DAL shot 42% (35 of 84) to BOS's 48%, 7 of 27 from three. Dončić led with 30 (12 of 26, 4 of 12 from three); Washington added 14, Hardy 13. Q4 was theirs, 23-21, the deficit cut from 20 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 86-66 against them. Irving's -19 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
6/09 @ BOS 98-105 — DAL notes
DAL lost 98-105. DAL shot 48% (38 of 80) to BOS's 45%, 6 of 26 from three. DAL turned it over 15 times to BOS's 10, and BOS turned those into 10 steals. Dončić led with 32 (12 of 21, 4 of 9 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Washington added 17, Irving 16. Q1 was theirs, 28-25, but the other 3 periods went 80-70 against them. Lively II's -15 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
6/12 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 23 a game. 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 13 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 111, Dallas 109, Dallas keeping it close.
6/14 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Irving at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 100, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 25 and Brown at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-1 a night and Boston minus-3. Call it Boston 110, Dallas 107, Dallas keeping it close.
6/17 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 22 and Tatum at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porziņģis (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Irving at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-6 a night and Boston minus-6. Call it Boston 110, Dallas 106, Dallas keeping it close.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoTaWh 5 8 -5 3 5 60 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 2
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
in Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaIrJrWa 4 11 +5 4 8 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoTaWh 5 8 -5 3 5 60 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 2
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
in Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoIrJrIiWa 1 2 0 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
DAL Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II, Washington
in Lively II
out Gafford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPoTaWh 2 3 +3 1 2 50 0 0 0 4 4 100 0 2 0 1 2 0 0
BOS Brown, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum, White
in Porziņģis
out Horford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoIrJrKlIi 1 0 -3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3
DAL Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Kleber, Lively II
in Kleber
out Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaHoPoTa 3 5 -2 1 2 50 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
BOS Brown, Hauser, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum
in Hauser
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrKlIi 2 2 -1 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Jones Jr., Kleber, Lively II
in Green
out Irving
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaHoPoTa 3 5 -2 1 2 50 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
BOS Brown, Hauser, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum
in Hauser
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrKlIiWa 1 5 +3 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DAL Dončić, Green, Kleber, Lively II, Washington
in Washington
out Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaHoPoWh 2 7 +1 1 1 100 1 2 50 4 4 100 0 0 2 1 0 0 2
BOS Brown, Hauser, Horford, Porziņģis, White
in Horford, White
out Holiday, Tatum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaGrIrKlWa 2 6 -1 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2
DAL Gafford, Green, Irving, Kleber, Washington
in Gafford, Irving
out Dončić, Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrPoPrTaWh 2 4 -3 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
BOS Brown, Porziņģis, Pritchard, Tatum, White
in Pritchard, Tatum
out Hauser, Horford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExIrIiWa 4 7 -1 2 3 67 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Irving, Lively II, Washington
in Dončić, Exum, Lively II
out Gafford, Green, Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoPoPrTaWh 1 4 +4 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0
BOS Holiday, Porziņģis, Pritchard, Tatum, White
in Holiday
out Brown
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExIrIiWa 4 7 -1 2 3 67 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Irving, Lively II, Washington
in Dončić, Exum, Lively II
out Gafford, Green, Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoHoPrTaWh 2 3 +3 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
BOS Holiday, Horford, Pritchard, Tatum, White
in Horford
out Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrIiWa 1 0 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Jones Jr., Lively II, Washington
in Green, Jones Jr.
out Exum, Irving
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoPrTa 2 6 -1 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 2
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Pritchard, Tatum
in Brown
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrJrKl 1 7 +3 2 2 100 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Jones Jr., Kleber
in Irving, Kleber
out Lively II, Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPoTaWh 3 8 +1 3 4 75 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
BOS Brown, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum, White
in Porziņģis, White
out Horford, Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoIrJrIiWa 3 7 -1 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II, Washington
in Lively II, Washington
out Green, Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoTaWh 6 13 +1 2 3 67 2 7 29 4 4 100 1 3 4 2 0 1 0
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
in Horford
out Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaGrIrWa 1 2 -2 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Green, Irving, Washington
in Gafford, Green
out Jones Jr., Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoTaWh 6 13 +1 2 3 67 2 7 29 4 4 100 1 3 4 2 0 1 0
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
in Horford
out Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaIrJrWa 4 8 -1 4 4 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 1 1 1
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Jones Jr.
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPoTaWh 3 6 +4 3 4 75 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1
BOS Brown, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum, White
in Porziņģis
out Horford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoIrJrIiWa 2 4 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II, Washington
in Lively II
out Gafford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPoTaWh 3 6 +4 3 4 75 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1
BOS Brown, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum, White
in Porziņģis
out Horford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoIrJrKlIi 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
DAL Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Kleber, Lively II
in Kleber
out Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaHoPoTa 4 11 +2 3 3 100 1 4 25 2 2 100 1 5 3 1 1 1 1
BOS Brown, Hauser, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum
in Hauser
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrHaIiWa 1 0 -4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Hardy, Lively II, Washington
in Green, Hardy, Washington
out Irving, Jones Jr., Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaHoPoTa 4 11 +2 3 3 100 1 4 25 2 2 100 1 5 3 1 1 1 1
BOS Brown, Hauser, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum
in Hauser
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExGaIrWa 2 9 +4 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 2 50 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Gafford, Irving, Washington
in Exum, Gafford, Irving
out Green, Hardy, Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPrTaWh 3 5 0 1 1 100 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0
BOS Brown, Horford, Pritchard, Tatum, White
in Horford, Pritchard, White
out Hauser, Holiday, Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExGaIrWa 3 5 0 2 6 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Gafford, Irving, Washington
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoHoPrTaWh 1 2 -2 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
BOS Holiday, Horford, Pritchard, Tatum, White
in Holiday
out Brown
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ExGaIrJrKl 1 4 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
DAL Exum, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Kleber
in Jones Jr., Kleber
out Dončić, Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoHoPoTaWh 1 5 +5 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
BOS Holiday, Horford, Porziņģis, Tatum, White
in Porziņģis
out Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaIrJrKl 1 0 -5 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Kleber
in Dončić
out Exum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPoTaWh 2 2 -4 1 3 33 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
BOS Brown, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum, White
in Brown
out Horford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaIrJrWa 4 6 -2 3 4 75 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Washington
out Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoTaWh 5 8 -1 1 5 20 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 3
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
in Horford
out Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaIrJrWa 4 6 -2 3 4 75 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Washington
out Kleber
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoTaWh 5 8 -1 1 5 20 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 3
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
in Horford
out Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoIrJrKlWa 4 9 +7 2 3 67 0 1 0 5 5 100 0 4 1 1 1 1 0
DAL Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Kleber, Washington
in Kleber
out Gafford
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DALDE D. Exum
DG D. Gafford
DJ D. Jones Jr.
DL D. Lively II
DO Doncic
JG J. Green
KI K. Irving
LD L. Dončić
MK M. Kleber
PW P. Washington
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
DAL/BOS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Celtics beat Mavericks 105-98, take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals as series heads to Dallas
BOSTON -- — Jrue Holiday led the scoring. Derrick White added a chase-down block. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown pitched in, too — with their passing and defense.
The Mavericks can stop worrying about who Boston's best player is . Everyone is contributing to the Celtics' quest for an unprecedented 18th NBA championship.
Holiday had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and White sprinted down the court to swat away the Mavericks' last chance on Sunday night as Boston beat Dallas 105-98 to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
Tatum made up for a rough shooting night with 12 assists and nine rebounds to go with his 18 points. Brown scored 21 with three steals, White had 18 points and three steals, and Payton Pritchard’s only basket of the game was a banked half-courter to beat the third quarter buzzer and give Boston an 83-74 lead.
“That’s why they are the No. 1 team in the NBA with the No. 1 record,” said Mavericks star Luka Doncic , who scored 32 with 11 rebounds and 11 assists — the first NBA Finals triple-double in Dallas franchise history. “They have a lot of great players. Basically, anybody can get off.”
Doncic, who was listed as questionable to play less than two hours before the opening tipoff, had his 10th career playoff triple-double. But he scored only three points in the fourth, converting a three-point play with 1:15 left as Dallas scored nine in a row to cut a 14-point deficit to 103-98.
After Derrick Jones Jr . blocked Tatum's dunk attempt, White ran down the court, joining with Brown to block P.J. Washington 's potential dunk. Brown made a layup at the other end, and then Doncic missed a one-footed, running floater from 3-point range with 28 seconds left, ending Dallas' last chance at a comeback.
“It’s not all on him. It’s a team,” Dallas coach Jason Kidd said of Doncic, who had been battling chest, knee and ankle injuries. “He put us in a position. He was really good tonight. Unfortunately, we just couldn’t get over the hump. We’ve got to find someone to join Luka and ( Kyrie Irving ) in that scoring category.”
Games 3 and 4 are Wednesday and Friday in Dallas; Boston has not lost on the road this postseason. It was the ninth time the Celtics have won the opening pair in the NBA Finals: They have won the previous eight, and have never been forced to a Game 7 in any of them.
A day after Kidd attempted to sow dissension in the Celtics locker room by calling Brown — not Tatum, an All-NBA first-teamer — the team's best player, Boston showed why it doesn't matter. The two All-Stars combined to make 2 of 12 3-point attempts, but filled up the box score in other ways.
“How they play together is sacred, and something that can’t be broken,” Holiday said. "I don’t prefer one or the other, I prefer both. Because they’re both superstars, and they're showing it on the biggest stage in the world.”
Kristaps Porzingis limped his way to 12 points for top-seeded Boston. Tatum was 6 for 22 shooting and 1 of 7 from 3-point range; the Celtics were 10 for 39 from long distance overall.
“I’m really tired of hearing about one guy or this guy or that guy and everybody trying to make it out to be anything other than Celtic basketball,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said. “Everybody that stepped on that court today made winning plays on both ends of the floor.”
Unlike their 107-89 victory in Game 1 , when Boston went 7 for 15 from 3-point range in the first quarter to sprint to a 17-point lead, the Celtics missed their first eight attempts from long range on Sunday. Dallas led the entire first quarter.
Tatum was scoreless in the first and had only five at halftime, when he was still 0 for 3 from 3-point range. Boston was still just 5 for 30 from long distance when Pritchard banked in a half-courter at the third-quarter buzzer to give Boston an 83-74 lead.
That excited the crowd, which previously had spent most of its time serenading Irving with boos — and semi-vulgar chants. Before the game, the scoreboard showed Irving's postgame quote from Game 1, where he said he thought the crowd would be louder.
The fans roared.
Irving, who scored 16 points, has lost 12 games in a row against the Celtics.
“A little disappointed in myself not being able to convert a lot more of my opportunities in the lane,” he said. “My teammates look for me to convert a lot of shots and lessen the burden not only on Luka but the entire team.”